Chapter 1018 The Island in the Center of the Lake

In fact, as the canoe moved forward, the water became brighter and brighter, and a faint green light came up from the bottom of the lake. Fan Lin suddenly understood why there was a shining green light from a distance.

These lights come from the Inferi at the bottom of the lake, and the closer to the island in the center of the lake, the denser the Inferi become.

Fan Lin's scalp felt numb as he watched. The light became clearer and clearer, and more and more Inferi were lying at the bottom of the lake. Part of their clothing had rotted, but their appearance had not changed. From becoming Inferi to From that moment on, these corpses have been permanently solidified in this state, including flesh and soul.

Although these corpses are peaceful now, Fan Lin guarantees that as long as something other than the boat touches the water, in the next second, these terrifying things will wake up completely and transform into bloodthirsty beasts...

Well, this description seems inappropriate. Should I say that the Inferi Family welcomes you to join?

"Be careful not to touch the water!" Dumbledore reminded again.

The canoe moved forward slowly. Unlike the bottom of the water, the water surface seemed to have condensed into mist, so that no one knew where they had gone.

"Almost there," Dumbledore said suddenly happily. Just when Lapel was wondering how Dumbledore had noticed that he was approaching, the change in the scenery made him agree with Dumbledore's words.

This was obvious enough. The green light finally became bigger. A few minutes later, the boat stopped and bumped lightly against something. Fan Lin didn't see it at first. When he jumped to the platform, restored his original suit and lifted up the After seeing the bright wand stone, they found that they had arrived at a small island in the middle of the lake, which was a smooth rock.

"Be careful not to touch the water."

When Hermione jumped out of the ship, Dumbledore warned again that the island was not as big as Dumbledore's office. It was a flat, open, dark rock with nothing but green light on it. When you get closer, the green light becomes more abundant.

Fan Lin looked sideways. At first he thought it was a lamp or something, but then he found that the light came from a stone basin that looked like a pensieve. The basin was placed on a base.

Dumbledore walked over, followed by several people. Side by side, they looked down together. The basin is filled with an emerald green liquid that emits phosphorescent light.

"What is this?" Hermione asked in a low voice.

"I'm not sure," said Dumbledore. "However, it is something more disturbing than blood and corpses." Dumbledore rolled up the sleeve of his slightly skinny hand, and stretched his long and thin fingertips to the surface of the potion.

"Professor, no, don't touch-!"

"I can't touch it," Dumbledore said, forcing a smile. "See? I can't get any closer. You try."

Without turning his eyes, Fanlin tried to reach into the stone basin, hoping to touch the potion. He was blocked by an invisible barrier and couldn't get even an inch closer. No matter how hard he pushed, his fingers could only touch the gritty air.

"Get out of the way." Dumbledore said. He raised his staff and made a series of complicated movements on the surface of the potion, silently muttering something. Nothing happened, except that the potion seemed to glow a little brighter.

"The Horcrux should have been placed here originally." Fan Lin said

"Oh, yes." Dumbledore leaned closer to the stone basin to examine it. Fan Lin saw his face reflected in the smooth surface of the green potion.

"How should we get it? It seems there is no way to put your hands into this potion. It cannot be poured out, separated, absorbed, transformed, cast, or otherwise changed." Almost at a loss, Dumbledore raised his wand and twirled it in the air again, then grabbed a crystal goblet that appeared from nowhere. "I can only conclude that this potion is for drinking."

"Oh, yes," Kreacher said with a cry, "That's what Master Regulus did at that time. He scooped out all the potion from a cup and drank it..."

As he said that, Kreacher covered his face and started crying again.

"I'm very fortunate that we have taken out the contents, although..."

"Although what? Professor!"

"I'm sorry, Fanlin, I should explain it this way. In fact, Tom does not immediately want to kill the people who come to this island," Dumbledore corrected himself. "He would keep the man alive long enough to find out how he got past the barrier he had erected and, most importantly, why they were emptying the basin. Don't forget that Voldemort believed he alone knew about soul transfer. The lock thing.”

"But Regulus also knows this." Sirius said, "And if it's not fatal, why would Regulus..."

"Undoubtedly," Dumbledore finally said, "this potion must have some effect to prevent others from touching the Horcrux. It may paralyze people, make them forget what they are here for, and cause intense pain. Distracting my attention, or otherwise rendering me incapacitated, as Kreacher said, body melting, extreme thirst, those are just some of the basic symptoms in my opinion.”

Dumbledore spoke and stretched the crystal cup in his hand towards the stone basin.

Soon, a cup of emerald green liquid appeared in the crystal cup, and the magic that originally hindered them from reaching out magically disappeared at this moment.

Dumbledore looked at it, and then poured the liquid in the cup on the ground. However, the potion disappeared quickly, and the liquid in the stone basin did not decrease at all.

"They went back." Fan Lin said, "Those magic potions reappeared in the stone basin."

"This is similar to summoning magic, and there is no doubt that only flesh and blood can isolate this kind of induction and recall." Dumbledore felt it carefully, but he could not hide the deep disappointment on his face.

"So, these potions will cause people to have physiological instinctive desires, and the lake has been enchanted. Once you go to the lake to drink water, these Inferi will wake up as soon as possible and attack their enemies."

"But, Professor Dumbledore, if that's all, we can use magic..."

"It won't succeed. Voldemort has planned it. Moreover, I can sense that the magic here repels water, and there is also a part of the disappearing spell. There is only one way to get water on this island. If you don't believe it, We can give it a try." Fan Lin took out his magic wand and said softly, "Clear water like a spring!"

Water emerged from the end of his wand and fell to the ground, splashing everywhere but disappearing in an instant. The water that fell to the ground evaporated strangely, at an alarming speed. Moreover, there seemed to be an invisible force coming from the ground up. The clear water that was spurting outward from the end of the wand in Fan Lin's hand quickly returned at a speed visible to the naked eye. (To be continued)